De Kaai, Sleat

De Kaai, Sleat
De Kaai, September 2011
Origin
Mill nameDe Kaai
De Korenmolen
Mill locationBolwerk ZZ 81, 8556 XS Sleat
Coordinates53°13′19″N 5°29′20″E / 53.22194°N 5.48889°E / 53.22194; 5.48889
Operator(s)Vereniging De Korenmolen
Year built1755
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree storey smock
Base storeysTwo storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs
Size of millstones1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter and 1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter

De Kaai (English: The Key) is a smock mill in Sleat, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1755 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.